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Efficacy of naturopathy and yoga in bronchial asthma.
Indian J Physiol Pharmacol ; 2014 Jul-Sept; 58(3): 232-238
Article in English | IMSEAR | ID: sea-152740
ABSTRACT
The aim of the study was to test the efficacy of a one month in-patient naturopathy and yoga programme for patients with asthma. Retrospective data of 159 bronchial asthma patients, undergoing the naturopathy and yoga programme, was analyzed for Forced Vital Capacity, Forced Expiratory Volume at the end of 1 second, Maximum Voluntary Ventilation and Peak Expiratory Flow Rate on admission, 11th day, on discharge and once in three months for three years. The paired sample t test results showed significant increase in the Forced Vital Capacity and Forced Expiratory Volume from the date of admission up to 6th month (P<0.0035) post Bonferroni correction. Maximum Voluntary Ventilation significantly increased from admission till the date of discharge (P<0.0035) and Peak Expiratory Flow Rate significantly increased from admission till the 36th month of follow-up (P<0.0035), post Bonferroni correction. This validated the beneficial effect of combining naturopathy and yoga for the management of bronchial asthma.
Full text: Available Index: IMSEAR (South-East Asia) Language: English Journal: Indian J Physiol Pharmacol Year: 2014 Type: Article

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Full text: Available Index: IMSEAR (South-East Asia) Language: English Journal: Indian J Physiol Pharmacol Year: 2014 Type: Article